People forget how quickly the world can change. In February 1965, Charles de Gaulle stood before the world’s press at the Élysée Palace and said the one thing no Western leader was supposed to say out loud: the world should return to gold. Not the dollar. Not promises. Gold, because it “has no nationality” and…
Agartala: Tripura Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Dhankar was found dead in his office in the state police headquarters in Agartala on Monday. The 1994-batch IPS officer of the Tripura cadre was rushed to Govind Ballabh Pant (G B Pant) Hospital, where doctors declared him dead at 12.48 pm, sources who spoke to TNIE confirmed. The…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula In the measured cadence of Anuṣṭup, the sage Bhārgava Somahuti invokes Agni not merely as a physical fire, but as the luminous principle of awakened consciousness that dwells within and beyond all beings. Agni is addressed as the eternal father, the primordial guardian who is born again and again to preserve the lineage…
Kaleshwar Mahadev Temple, also known as Shri Kalinath Kaleshwar Mahadev Temple, is located in Kaleshwar village near the heritage village of Pragpur (Paragpur) in Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. The temple stands peacefully on the banks of the sacred Beas (Vyas) River amidst the scenic Shivalik hills. Owing to its sacred riverside location and the belief…
Abu Dhabi: Air India Group expects to get 50-60 new aircraft in the next 18 months and the transformation programme is on track even as the airline industry has been impacted by multiple black swan events, according to a senior executive. Loss-making Air India was acquired by Tata Group in January 2022, and the airline…
New Delhi: Ahead of the Monsoon session, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday approved the merger of six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs with the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and allowed separate seating for the 20 rebel TMC lawmakers, who have joined a little-known party, NCPI. Official sources said…
Bhubaeshwar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday virtually inaugurated seven railway stations in Odisha redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme as part of the launch of 75 modernised stations across the country. The seven stations are Barpali, Balangir, Paralakhemundi, Talcher, Kesinga, Bimalgarh and Baripada. They fall under the jurisdiction of the East Coast Railway…
Singapore: Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) have the potential to bring USD 70-80 billion in foreign currency inflows into India through the ongoing FCNR initiative, under which banks are offering higher interest rates for a limited period, a Singapore-based chartered accountant said on Friday. The estimate was also discussed during a global webinar organised by the Singapore…
Why Amara Raja’s Customer Qualification Plant in Telangana signals a new phase in India’s manufacturing journey. Shrikant Rao When Amara Raja commissioned its Customer Qualification Plant (CQP) at the company’s emerging Giga Corridor in Mahabubnagar recently, the headlines were almost predictable. A Rs 500-crore investment. Another milestone in India’s lithium-ion battery ambitions: a step towards…
New Delhi: India and the 27-nation European Union have concluded a work programme on FDI screening, with both sides exchanging best practices to further accelerate investment flows, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. Addressing the media in Brussels after the third Trade and Technology Council (TTC) meeting, he said the council has…
